Born Nov. 27, 1947 in New Rochelle, NY to the late Burt and Janet Schneider and raised nearby in Eastchester, passed peacefully at home in Rochester, NY on Sept. 27, 2018 surrounded by loved ones.
Educated at Ithaca College and Cornell University, Lesley was a registered nurse who began her career in New York before moving to Miami, FL, in 1989. She enjoyed a successful career with the Miami-Dade Health Department which included a nomination for the March of Dimes' Nurse of the Year Award, retiring to Rochester, NY in 2013 to be closer to her beloved grandchildren. Lesley loved family, reading, musical theater, and her beagle, Ariel.
She is survived by her sons, Brad (Amanda) and Daniel (Rachel), her grandchildren Julia, Leo, and Maya, her sisters Gale (Miles) Woolley and Margot (Richard) Slater, and many nieces and nephews, all of whom will miss her very much.
Services will be held on Monday, Nov. 12th at 9:30 a.m. at Mt. Nebo Kendall (Riverside - Gordon Memorial Chapel), Miami, FL. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation.